The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
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Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
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One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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Kissing actually has the biological purpose of passing on biological information and chemical signals to assess mating possibilities and status.
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Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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